beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Ergocalciferol

CAS 50-14-6 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

7489-18-1 · 8017-28-5 · 31316-19-5 · 1384584-60-4

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Ergocalciferol in plain language

What it is: Also known as Vitamin D2 · (3S,5Z,7E,22E)-9,10-Secoergosta-5,7,10,22-tetraen-3-ol · (5Z,7E,22E)-(3S)-9,10-SECOERGOSTA-5,7,10(19),22-TETRAEN-3-OL · Ergocalciferol, (+)- · Ergorone · Viosterol
Show all 32 names
Vitamin d (ergocalciferol) · (+)-Vitamin D2 · 9,10-Secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol, (3β,5Z,7E,22E)- · 9,10-Secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3β-ol · Condocaps · Condol · Crystallina · Deltalin · Drisdol · Deratol · Detalup · Diactol · Ercalciol · Ertron · Fortodyl · Mulsiferol · Ostelin · Oleovitamin D2 · Radsterin · Sterogyl · Vitamin D-2 · calciferol · ergocalciferol (sara iii) · ergocalciferol (sara 302) · ergocalciferol/vitamin d2 · ergocaliciferol
What it does: Used in consumer products as a flavouring and a conditioner.
Flavouring
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ergocalciferol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinionUpdate of the tolerable upper intake level for vitamin D for infants (EFSA NDA)
- Update of the tolerable upper intake level for vitamin D for infants (EFSA NDA)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Update of the tolerable upper intake level for vitamin D for infants (EFSA NDA)
  2018 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ergocalciferol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated November 2016
Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ergocalciferol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal careLaboratory suppliesFood and drug

Typical roles

FlavouringConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ergocalciferol; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Ergocalciferol in the catalog.